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What's Your Skin Undertone? Here's How To Find It

If you aren’t an avid beauty girl, it’s likely that you’ve heard of the term “undertone” in passing, but you aren’t entirely sure what the word really means. No worries! We sought out two skin care...

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10 Foundations That Come in 40 Shades or More

Call it the Fenty effect, but it seems that "40" is the magic number for makeup brands launching foundations in recent months. While some brands are offering new formulas in a wide range of shades,...

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Best Protein Treatments For Textured Hair

Trends come and go, but healthy hair will always be in vogue!When you’ve got textured hair, there’s no shortage of terms, techniques, and ingredients to know. Protein is one of them. Although it’s a...

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Protect Your Magic! 9 Self Care Acts Black Women Should Practice Daily

Getty ImagesFor black women, our self-care is vital. We spend most our time caring for the needs of others — family, friends, co-workers and spouses — that we put our own needs on the back burner....

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How To Maintain Relaxed Hair That's Healthy And Happy

Consistency and moisture are key. Recently, I was at a friend’s house with a bunch of my girlfriends. We were chatting it up and having a good time.  The conversation was relatively normal until one of...

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How To Say No To Heat While Transitioning

Constantly using flat irons isn’t as cute as you may think.Heat damage can sneak up on you like extra pounds after the holidays. You think you’re on the right track until you look in the mirror and...

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10 Ways To Activate Joy (Aka Practice Self Care!) In 30 Minutes Or Less

GettyYou need these things in your evening routine if you're focused on putting yourself first.Do you have an evening self-care routine? If not, you need one.There are many benefits that will impact...

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Detangling Tips From Hollywood’s Best Natural Hairstylist

Felicia Leatherwood is responsible for the manes of Issa Rae, Skai Jackson and so much more. She also makes one of our favorite hair tools. New York Fashion Week’s spring/summer 2018 season has come to...

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5 Healthy Meal Plans And Detox Options To Help You Avoid Holiday Weight Gain...

With these wholesome selections, you won’t have to worry about packing on the pounds while indulging during the festive season.‘Tis the season of family, friends, fellowship… and failed diets. We all...

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A Quick And Easy Guide To The Most Popular Wig Closures

Choose wisely before you buy. Wigs and extensions have long been a go-to style for anyone looking to protect their natural hair or simply try something new. So it’s no surprise that weave installations...

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Famous Hair Vlogger Napturals85 Launches A Hair Care Line And We're Beyond...

It was only a matter of time before Whitney White— famously known as Napturals85 — launched a hair care line. Last week the YouTube sensation co-founded the collection called Melanin with her sister,...

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This $15 Stretch Mark Cream Has Nearly 6,000 5-Star Reviews On Amazon

GettySome users also use the butter as a hair conditioner.This article was originally published on InStyle. Amazon users have spoken (6,360 to be exact), and they are obsessed with The Unrefined Shea...

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It's The Little Things! 25 Simple Ways To Practice Self Care

monkeybusinessimages/Getty ImagesBY LAUREN PORTER I just turned 25, and this year, I celebrated my birthday by enjoying more time with myself.In the months, weeks, and days leading up to the milestone...

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3 Ways to Practice Self-Care

You have a million things to do with the list becoming longer and longer by the minute. In addition to work, the gym, the kids, all of the kids’ activities (homework, after-school programs, sports...

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Good Hair & Beauty Diaries #CastorOilChallenge sponsored by Umera Naturals -...

Today is the first day of the Good Hair & Beauty Diaries #CastorOilChallenge sponsored by Umera Naturals. I’m extremely excited to get my hair back on track for the New Year. For those of you who...

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African women on the shame of hair loss

By Aaron Akinyemi - BBC AfricaImage copyrightBANDILEImage captionBandile says giving her hair a break could have prevented her baldnessYears of styling, braiding, pulling, relaxing and sewing in weaves...

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26 Books For Children That Celebrate Natural Hair And Self-Love...

When I was a child, my early Sunday morning routine would start with my mother digging under the counter for the wash day supplies. She'd then bend six-year-old me over the sink to wash all the grass,...

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Yoga Is My Self-Care: More Black Men Need to Breathe

Photo: Courtesy Terrell J. StarrAs soon as I walk into my yoga studio in Brooklyn, I leave every societal hang-up on how black men are supposed to act and feel at the door. I can be free. I can be me,...

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This Black Hairstyle Collective Is Embracing the Beauty of Natural Hair in...

Chontudas wants to strengthen natural hair knowledge among young black girls in Colombia.SourcePhoto courtesy of Chontudas.In 2012, a champeta duo from Santa Marta, a Caribbean town in Colombia,...

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The woman behind a multi-million rand cosmetics range

By LUYOLO MKENTANEEntrepreneur Relebohile Moeng is founder of organic skin and hair care brand Afri-Berry. Image: Supplied.JOHANNESBURG - An  enterprising businesswoman is positioned to take her...

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